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ITApps Project

Aims

  • to use project management techniques to complete a realistic project for a small business.
  • to demonstrate your skills and competence in using a range of IT tools and applications in developing a real business system, eg. website, database, financial/spreadsheet model, e-shop.
  • to work with a 'real' customer to understand their needs/requirements and deliver a working solution.

Content

  • Task: Implement IT tools, models or systems to solve a realistic business problem related to one area of the IT Applications programme.
  • Project planning and management: Basic principles of project management and production of project plan. Development of Project Definition Deliverable.
  • User requirements: Basic principles of requirements gathering including at least one 'industry-standard' method. User requirements specification templates. Acceptance requirements.
  • Configuration management: At least one method to plan and control deliverable development, release and publication.
  • Legal issues: Copyright and IPR, privacy and data protection policies.

Prerequisites

  • Completion of at least 7 other ITApps modules.

Credits

  • 15 CATS points at Level 5 NQF